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Remembering legendary track coach Mary Birdwell Remembering track and field coach Mary Birdwell By Christina Chambers | April 1, 2021 at 8:24 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 9:20 PM HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - The sport of track and field won’t be the same in our state as legendary coach Mary Birdwell has passed away. The Alabama High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame coach died Wednesday morning at the of 82. Birdwell, who coached track for more than 40 years at all levels, won 12 state...

Scottsboro’s run comes to an end against Spanish Fort in Class 6A Boys’ Semifinals Cameron Keshock (5) of Spanish Fort jumps high for a bucket in the Toros’ 65-61 Class 6A semifinal win at Bartow Arena (Source: AHSAA Photo by Tim Ballentine) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | March 1, 2021 at 9:13 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 9:18 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WAFF) - It’s State Basketball week! Monday started at Bartow Arena for a pair of 6A games. Spanish Fort High School got the bas...

Birmingham preps for AHSAA Track and Field Championships amid pandemic Share Updated: 9:57 PM CST Feb 5, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 9:57 PM CST Feb 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THE SOCIAL DISTANCING PLAN IN PLACE. THE CROSS-PLEX ATHLETIC FACILITY IN BIRMINGHAM IS HOSTING THE HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS AN EVENT OF THIS SIZE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE PACKED STANDS BUT COVID-19 FORCED ATTENDANCE TO BE LIMITED TO 20% INSTEAD OF HAVI...

75 girls compete in first-ever AHSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships AHSAA girls wrestling championships By Christina Chambers | January 23, 2021 at 11:02 PM CST - Updated January 24 at 2:03 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Lex Araujo is the only female on Hoover’s wrestling team and on Saturday, she says she could never have prepared herself for what she experienced. “It felt so good, it was such a surreal feeling being surrounded by everybody,” Araujo said. Araujo was one of the fi...

Nearly 100 female wrestlers to compete in first-ever AHSAA Girls Wrestling Championships Nearly 100 female wrestlers to compete in first-ever AHSAA Girls Wrestling Championships By Christina Chambers | January 20, 2021 at 2:58 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 5:47 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - When Rose Cabaniss started wrestling two months ago, she never thought she’d be part of helping change the sport. “Right now it just means everything, I’m excited and it’s fulfilling this passio...

Friends, family mourn Huffman HS coach who died after contracting COVID Derrick Johnson (Source: AHSAA) By WBRC Staff | January 12, 2021 at 5:28 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 5:28 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama High School Athletic Association announced the death of 43-year-old Huffman High School wrestling coach Derrick Johnson. In a news release on the AHSAA website, leaders said Johnson died Sunday, January 10, just five days after his 43rd birthday after contracting COVID....